Artistic Education in Early Childhood and Primary Education Degrees. An analysis from the current teaching specialties and proposals to a specialisation in arts, visual and audiovisual culture and design

Art, over the years of schooling is relegated legislatively and curricularly in favor of other areas of learning, when it is known that it is the area that most connects with children's nature. This article analyse the situation of artistic education in the current legislation in the Early Childhood and Primary Education and offers an overview of the curricular designs of the universities and their training offer. The results obtained from a survey made to the teachers of the Degrees of Early Childhood and Primary Education of the different Spanish universities are also presented, with questions raised around the need to have a greater specialisation of the teachers in the artistic area. From this analysis and study, it means a need for specific training in artistic education that complements the areas of music education and physical education. Finally, the author's vision of a specialization in visual arts, visual and audiovisual culture and design is provided, arguing the reasons for its implementation and development. The final objective would be to go from specialization in the degrees to a more expert and deep formation in the context of masters and doctoral programmes for teachers.